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100# test about 3 or 4 feet long with a short bus/fish flash style flasher. I had beenhooking to the rudder which has a bungee between it and the ball. then use a real easy that hooks to the downrigger cable a few feet above.

I have had issues with the release line and dummy flasher getting tangled. probably should run the flasher off the ball and the release a couple feet above the rudder.

of note. I have run it like this even when running a flasher hootchi/spoon setup just to have more attractant.

I have never run a flasher off the ball.Nor have I ever used a rudder flasher.Thought about both but ended up deciding that it was just more gear to lose.I decided to place more emphasis on how my lures look and smell.

Now if I were not putting meat in the freezer then I would rethink the entire presentation process but I am still getting bit so I must be doing it right.

If you bounce bottom regularly i wouldn't recommend attaching to the ball especially if your using a rotating flasher (wont last long), i run the dummy a couple feet above the ball attached with a 3" scotty snap (with safety snap) & about 5' of 150 mono for rotating flashers & shorter for inline daisy chains etc. After retrieving its easy to reach out & unsnap or change flasher with ball in the water. Only time i ever lost a dummy rig it was attached to the ball.

Its all about the fun factor for me, not about #'s I will say it sure helps to stay hooked up, no lost fish at the surface like with flashers.Flashers work good to attract fish for sure, but once they bite i wish they weren't there at all.Usually i have a dummy on one side and a break away on the other, or a dummy on one side and straight bait or a plug on the other.Plus its super easy reeling once off the clip for checks etc.

Good info on the flashers.....I was planning on using flashers on the down rigger ball next year. This past year I used flashers on my leaders about half the time, never used flashers previously, but people were having good success with the flashers so I started using them. Different days varied so hard for me to recall if there was a substantial increase in bites with the flashers although one day we had 9 takedowns on a flasher w/hoochie and o takedowns on a rig with only a watermelon apex on, this was the second time I had used flashers so thought this was the ticket. But many fishing days after the straight bait or apex rig out fished the rigs with flashers.....so I think it just goes back to trying different setups daily until you find what works.

I love the idea of flashers on the rigger ball and keeping them off the fishing lines although it will be one more item to clear when you get a fish on.